Savannah vs Wilmington Island

A side-by-side comparison of Savannah and Wilmington Island: population, income, housing, and more.

Savannah and Wilmington Island are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Savannah has the higher population (147,546 vs 14,457 in Wilmington Island). Wilmington Island has the higher median household income ($92,578 vs $56,782 in Savannah). Wilmington Island has the higher median home value ($361,600 vs $225,200 in Savannah).

Population, income & housing

	Savannah	Wilmington Island
Population	147,546	14,457
Median age	33.7 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,782	$92,578
Median home value	$225,200	$361,600
Median gross rent	$1,302	$1,680
Housing units	68,153	6,461
Homeownership rate	44.4%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	51.0%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Savannah	Wilmington Island
Population	145,403 → 147,546 (+1.5%)	15,834 → 14,457 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$43,307 → $56,782 (+31.1%)	$82,500 → $92,578 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$156,500 → $225,200 (+43.9%)	$263,700 → $361,600 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,019 → $1,302 (+27.8%)	$1,260 → $1,680 (+33.3%)

Savannah

Population

145,403147,546

Median household income

$43,307$56,782

Median home value

$156,500$225,200

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,302

Wilmington Island

Population

15,83414,457

Median household income

$82,500$92,578

Median home value

$263,700$361,600

Median gross rent

$1,260$1,680

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Savannah	Wilmington Island
Under 5	6.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.3%	14.5%
18 to 24	13.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	18.2%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	16.0%
45 to 54	10.3%	9.5%
55 to 64	11.5%	16.6%
65 to 74	8.1%	14.4%
75 and over	5.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Savannah	Wilmington Island
White (non-Hispanic)	35.5%	90.7%
Black or African American	51.1%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.4%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Savannah	Wilmington Island
No high school diploma	10.1%	1.8%
High school graduate	27.0%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	19.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Savannah	Wilmington Island
Drove alone	70.4%	79.4%
Carpooled	10.3%	8.2%
Public transit	2.6%	0.6%
Walked	3.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.1%	10.8%
Other means	1.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Savannah	Wilmington Island
1-unit, detached	55.3%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	15.7%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	12.0%
20 or more units	8.1%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Savannah	Wilmington Island
Poverty rate	19.5%	4.3%
Average household size	2.35	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1971	1983